The New England Patriots were extremely intentional in the way they did things in Monday’s victory over the New York Giants — at least according to David Andrews.

Andrews, in an appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand” on Tuesday, said he believes they made one specific decision in the early portion of the game.

“I think it was intentional,” Andrews said of the decision to run behind reserve offensive linemen Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown on the first play of the game. “It’s a way to get those guys going.”

Lowe and Brown, of course, were forced...

The New York Giants may have discovered a future superstar in rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, but there are significant concerns about how he plays.

Dart is great at making plays with his legs, but he still needs to learn when to slide and get out of bounds before taking a hit. There have been several instances this season in which Dart endured significant hits, such as during Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots, when linebacker Christian Elliss delivered a hard, legal hit as Dart was running toward the sidelines.

Former Patriots safety Devin McCourty thinks Dart [is a...

The New England Patriots picked up a fairly comfortable 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, and while the game was enjoyable for the Pats, the opposite was true for the Giants.

For a fairly uncompetitive game, there was a lot of drama in this one. In the first quarter, New York made a controversial decision to bench star rookie pass rusher Abdul Carter for the second time in the past three weeks due to disciplinary reasons.

Carter eventually found his way onto the field and picked up the first sack of his NFL career, but...

Finding a franchise quarterback is incredibly difficult. Just ask the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets.

Finding an all-time quarterback is even harder. Many franchises have never done it, but it now looks like the New England Patriots have found two in the span of 25 years.

At least that’s what Colin Cowherd thinks.

On Tuesday, Cowherd sung Drake Maye’s praises following the Patriots’ 33-15 rout of the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. While he said he thinks Jaxson Dart could be “a fine franchise quarterback” with “a fine career,” he believes Maye has much greater potential.

“Drake...

Things are going quite well for the New England Patriots, as they pushed their record to 11-2 with a win on Monday Night Football. The same thing cannot be said for their opponent, the New York Giants, who were handed a 33-15 defeat in front of a national audience.

While pretty much everything has gone right for the Pats this season, the opposite has been true for the Giants. They have already fired their head coach, Brian Daboll, and their defensive coordinator, Shane Bowen, and it seems like more changes may be on the horizon.

One guy who somehow still...

There was a lot to like in regards to the Patriots’ protection plan against the Giants’ formidable front.

Those blocking for quarterback Drake Maye were dinged for just one sack allowed in the 33-15 victory Monday night, according to Pro Football Focus. The second-year signal-caller shouldered the blame for a sack, as well. The offensive line combined to allow 10 pressures and eight hurries in 38 pass-blocking reps, per PFF.

Given New England was playing its first game without starting left tackle Will Campbell and starting left guard Jared Wilson, it was a solid performance from the group with Josh...

Drake Maye is impressing everyone these days, including one of his former Patriots teammates.

The sophomore quarterback was excellent Monday night, completing 77.4% of his passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns in a 33-15 home win over the New York Giants. As Maye and New England authored their 10th straight victory, former Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley weighed in on social media.

“Nothin (Maye) does surprises me,” Bentely wrote on X. “U can tell when a player is ‘one of them.’ “

Bentley played seven seasons for the Patriots, including in 2024 when a torn pectoral muscle limited him to...

On a depth chart full of veteran wide receivers, Kyle Williams has learned a valuable lesson throughout his rookie season.

“You just always got to be ready,” Williams said. “It’s a saying, ‘Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready.’ You don’t want to wait until it is the last day or the moment. Even if things are not going your way, stay on your routine because at some point it’s going to be when the things you were doing before are going to help you out in the long run.”

On Monday night against the New York Giants,...

The New England Patriots earned their 10th-straight win in Week 13 against the New York Giants, and in what is quickly becoming a trend, cornerback Marcus Jones made one of the plays of the game with a 94-yard punt return touchdown. After his latest explosive score, star wide receiver Stefon Diggs had a simple request for Jones.

The 2025 campaign has seen Jones fully break out, as he has flourished as a return man and slot cornerback in Mike Vrabel’s new defensive scheme. This punt return touchdown was the third score of the season for Jones, as he also housed...

Chances are Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel won’t be taking the week off despite the bye week being a well-earned one.

That’s because Vrabel is not satisfied with being the No. 1 seed in the AFC after 13 games. There’s still a long way to go. Even after New England won 10 straight games, including its 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night.

“We’re not done. We’re not satisfied. Champions are never satisfied,” Vrabel told reporters at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday, per the team. “I think you can appreciate where you are, but at the same time...

The New England Patriots cruised into their bye week with a 33-15 victory over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. The Pats controlled the proceedings from the opening kickoff, and after the game, head coach Mike Vrabel made sure to give several players some hard-earned shoutouts.

New England raced out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. While New York tried to make things interesting in the fourth quarter, it ultimately was unable to do much to snap its ongoing losing streak.

In the process, the Patriots earned win No. 11 on the...

Marcus Jones is officially the greatest punt returner in NFL history.

The New England Patriots star immediately made his mark on Monday’s 33-15 win over the New York Giants. On the Giants’ first punt of the game in the first quarter, Jones returned it 94 yards for a jaw-dropping touchdown, extending the Patriots’ lead to 10-0 with his second punt return score of the season.

It was the 75th punt return of Jones’ career, enough to qualify for the NFL record books. His career average of 14.6 yards per return is now officially the highest in NFL history (min. 75...